100xg Ethical Approaches to Self-Development (4, FaSp) Approaches to self-development, involving contrasting images of human nature, well-being, and the good society; emphasis on ethical views of Freud, the behaviorists, and humanistic existentialists. Not available for major credit.
101xg The Experience of Gender: Social Science Research Perspectives (4, FaSp) Research on such gender issues as sexuality, intimacy, and power, perspectives on women and men; critique of social science research. Generation of original research. Not available for major credit.
102xgm Human Diversity: People, Power and Politics (4, FaSp) Social and political power relationships: Historical perspectives; factors which maintain dominate and subordinate status within current society; empowerment of persons (groups) in subordinate positions.
245 Career Planning: Theories and Applications (2, FaSp) Exploration of theories, literature, and techniques of career development, and the impact of psychological, sociological, and other variables on career decision-making.
440 Introduction to Paraprofessional Counseling (2, Sp) Students as paraprofessional counselors in the collegiate setting: principles of training and practice. Laboratory experience requires $70 fee. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics in counseling, student personnel work, and student development.
500 The Counseling Process (3, FaSm) Theoretical foundations, models, values, and assumptions underlying psychological counseling; cross-cultural perspectives, ethical and legal considerations. Prerequisite: departmental approval for non-majors.
501 Proseminar in Counseling Psychology (2, Fa) An orientation to counseling psychology, with special emphasis on its history, definition, settings, roles, research foci.
502 Systems of Scientific Inquiry (3, Sp) Study of the philosophical assumptions underlying the development of scientific knowledge in counseling psychology. Emphasizes logical and conceptual understanding of quantitative and qualitative research procedures.
503 Seminar: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (2, SpSm) Exploration of current legal, ethical, and other professional issues in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Prerequisite: EDCO 500.
515 Theories of Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling (3, Sp) Major psychotherapeutic orientations relating to family systems, marital relationships, and communications theory applied to the family unit. Prerequisite: EDCO 541.
516 Perspectives on Human Sexuality (3, Fa) The physiological-psychological and socio-cultural variables associated with sexual identity and sexual behavior with an emphasis upon sexual dysfunctions.
539 Management of School Guidance Systems (3) Pupil personnel services: professional interrelationships; problems and processes of organization, management, and evaluation; community resources; ethical issues. Prerequisite: EDCO 500.
541 Theories in Counseling Psychology I (3, FaSp) Theory, research, and practice of psychological counseling. Corequisite: EDCO 500.
542 Group Counseling: Theory and Process (3, FaSp) Theory, research, and practice of group counseling. Includes laboratory experience. Prerequisite: EDCO 541.
544 Measurement Procedures in the Helping Process (3, Fa) Educational and psychological instruments; psychometric concepts and the rationale for the use of psychological instruments in the counseling relationship. Corequisite: EDCO 500, EDPT 550 or EDPT 652.
545 Individual Study in Counseling (1-3, FaSpSm) Applied research, creative projects, or investigations in the counseling or student personnel setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 500 or EDCO 563.
546 Psychopathology for Counselors (3, Sp) Theories of psychological impairment emphasizing diagnosis of child and family dysfunction. Practice in utilizing DSM-IV classification of case studies.
548 Career Development: Theory and Practice (3, SpSm) Theories and process of career development; principles of career and leisure planning and counseling applicable throughout life. Corequisite: EDCO 541.
551 Cross-Cultural Counseling: Research and Practice (3, FaSp) Examination of the cultural, socioeconomic, and language factors that affect culturally differentiated populations in counseling and research practice. Corequisite: EDCO 541.
557 Chemical Dependence and Substance Use (3, Fa) Use and abuse of licit and illicit substances are examined from several perspectives including epidemiology, psychophysiology, etiology, consequences, treatment, and education/prevention. Prerequisite: EDCO 541.
560 Practicum in Counseling (3, FaSpSm) Supervised practice in individual counseling with children, adolescents, and families. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 503, EDCO 541, and departmental approval.
561 Field Work in Counseling (3, max 6, FaSpSm) Professional supervision of the student's counseling process in a school or community setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 560.
563 Student Personnel Work in College (3, Fa) Principles, services, and organizational patterns of student personnel programs for junior colleges and colleges.
564 Field Work in College Student Personnel Services (3, max 6, Sp) Supervised field experiences in several offices such as admissions, registration, foreign student advisement, student affairs administration, placement, and residence hall counseling. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 563.
565 Intervention Strategies in College Student Development (2, Sp) Laboratory, demonstration, and participation in the acquisition of skills and competencies employed as intervention strategies in college student development and counseling practice. Graded CR/NC.
580 Working with Families of Children with Special Needs (2, Sp) Demonstration, discussion, and participation in counseling parent groups concerned with special needs children; the role of the professional in perceiving and understanding these problems.
593ab Master's Seminar (2-2, FaSpSm) An examination and analysis of research and literature in the area of counseling. Lecture and discussion. Graded CR/NC.
594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0, FaSp) Required for all candidates for the degree M.S. in Ed. who do not choose the Master's Seminar (593ab). Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) Seminar in selected topics in counselor education.
640 Counseling Psychology Practicum I (3, max 6, FaSpSm) Supervised practice in individual counseling with children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasis on applications of the scientist-practitioner model to problem definition and solution. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 503, EDCO 541 and departmental approval.
641 Theories in Counseling Psychology II (3, Fa) Major theoretical approaches to counseling psychology. Prerequisite: EDCO 640.
644 Clinical Assessment in Counseling Psychology (3, Sp) Clinical application of counseling psychology theory; comparison of models of clinical assessment including interpersonal/existential, empirical/objective. Prerequisite: admission to doctoral program.
645 Special Problems in Counseling (3, Irregular) Specialized counseling theories and approaches as they relate to children, adolescents, families, aging, social, cultural, and situational differences. Conjoint counseling and innovations in practice.
647 Gender Issues in Counseling (3, Sp) Effects of gender-role socialization and sex discrimination on psychological theory, research, and practice; emphasis on the integration of theory and research.
649 Advanced Qualitative Analysis (3, Sm) Advanced issues and problems in the use of qualitative research methods. Practice and skill development in interviewing and observation, analyzing qualitative data, communicating results, and evaluating qualitative research. Recommended preparation: EDPT 612.
660 Counseling Psychology Practicum II (3, max 9, FaSpSm) An extension of 640, with greater depth and breadth of counseling experience, more emphasis on assessment. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 542, EDCO 544, EDCO 548, and departmental approval. Corequisite: EDCO 644.
664 Internship in College Student Personnel Services (2-5, max 5, Irregular) Internship in selected positions in residence hall counseling, admissions, registration, foreign student advisement, student affairs administration, or placement. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EDCO 564.
690 Readings in Counseling Psychology (1-3, FaSpSm) Individual study under the guidance of a faculty member. Graded CR/NC.
694abz Advanced Thesis (2-2-0, Irregular) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
741 Humanistic Existential Counseling Psychology (3) Assumptions, theory, and recent developments within humanistic existential counseling. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
760 Theory and Practice of Counselor Supervision (3, Fa) Theory, research and practice of the supervision of individual counseling. Laboratory component. Prerequisite: EDCO 640.
763abcd Internship in Counseling Psychology (1-1-1-1, FaSp) Supervised field work in application of theory to counseling psychology practice with individuals, groups, families, children, or adolescents in an approved agency setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
791 Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation (1, FaSpSm) Preparation of initial dissertation proposal. Graded CR/NC.
792 Critique of Research in Counseling Psychology (3, max 6) Survey and critical analysis of selected research and other literature in the major divisions of the field; emphasis according to individual interest. Prerequisite: admission to the doctoral program. Graded CR/NC.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSp) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
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